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Santanu Chowdhury
Santanu is a Senior Correspondent with The Indian Express, Kolkata and covers politics, administration, education and civic issues in West Bengal. An alumnus of the University of Calcutta, Santanu has been a journalist for a decade and has previously worked with The Asian Age in Kolkata. He can be reached at santanu.chowdhury@expressindia.com
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West Bengal BJP’s minority wing launches awareness campaign on NRCSubscriber Only
September 04, 2018 04:04 IST
The move comes days after imams and Muslim organisations said that they are urging people to get their citizenship/identification papers ready in case the NRC is ever implemented in West Bengal
Tue, Sep 04, 2018
NRC: Awareness programme in Kolkata soonSubscriber Only
August 27, 2018 04:58 IST
Titled ‘Fault Line Assam’, the programme aims to answer questions regarding NRC posed by the public. A documentary film titled ‘What the fields remember’ on 1980s Assam will also be screened.
Mon, Aug 27, 2018
SC verdict on West Bengal panchayat poll: TMC jubilant, BJP says people will have last wordSubscriber Only
August 24, 2018 13:31 IST
Underlining that the charges of obstruction of elections is a serious matter, the top court ruled against BJP and CPI(M) petitions.
Fri, Aug 24, 2018
Employers showing us the door, give us valid degrees: StudentsSubscriber Only
August 22, 2018 02:36 IST
On August 12, CPM MLA Sujan Chakraborty wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, urging her to look into the demands of these students.
Wed, Aug 22, 2018
When Vajpayee became a fan of Umrao Jaan and kheer in KolkataSubscriber Only
August 17, 2018 03:51 IST
While Beriwala House had hosted numerous leaders such as L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and others, the family was of the opinion that no one was quite like the former PM.
Fri, Aug 17, 2018
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee dies, family shuts door on partySubscriber Only
August 14, 2018 04:56 IST
Somnath Chatterjee’s daughter, Anushila Basu, said the CPI(M) wanted to take his body to the party headquarters at Alimuddin Street, but they refused to allow it.
Tue, Aug 14, 2018Somnath Chatterjee, former Lok Sabha Speaker, dies at 89Subscriber Only
August 13, 2018 09:17 IST
Somnath Chatterjee, who was associated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist), served as Lok Sabha Speaker from 2004 to 2009 during the UPA-I rule.
Mon, Aug 13, 2018
West Bengal: Presidency protest over hostel latest flashpoint in govt-student conflictSubscriber Only
August 13, 2018 03:27 IST
A section of students have brought their belongings along and are sleeping on the corridor to protest in demand of being immediately shifted to Eden Hindu Hostel which is under renovation.
Mon, Aug 13, 2018
Will drive out Bangladeshi Muslims, not Bengalis, BJP says in hoardingsSubscriber Only
August 08, 2018 07:06 IST
BJP acted after the Trinamool Congress branded it as an “anti-Bengali” party following the publication of the final draft of NRC in Assam, which excluded around 40 lakh people from the list.
Wed, Aug 08, 2018
Kolkata: Public platform to ‘promote inter-faith marriages’Subscriber Only
August 06, 2018 01:01 IST
This platform had recently launched a campaign titled ‘Open A Door’ to create awareness about discrimination faced by members of minority communities while trying to find accommodation.
Mon, Aug 06, 2018
Furore over NRC: TMC MPs, MLAs detained, manhandled at Assam airportSubscriber Only
August 02, 2018 15:33 IST
Mamata Banerjee calls detention ‘barbaric’; TMC team should be forced out of state: BJP
Fri, Aug 03, 2018
Verification of names: Bengal says huge task, Opposition slams govtSubscriber Only
August 02, 2018 01:14 IST
While the Trinamool Congress, CPM and Congress were united in their criticism of the NRC implementation, the Opposition trained their guns at the state government over the delay in verification of names.
Thu, Aug 02, 2018
No question of taking back those left out in Assam NRC: BangladeshSubscriber Only
August 01, 2018 03:04 IST
Speaking to The Indian Express over phone, Noor said NRC implementation in Assam was not a bilateral issue between Bangladesh and India, therefore such a question does not arise.
Wed, Aug 01, 2018
BJP looking for alternative venue for Shah rally on Aug 11Subscriber Only
July 31, 2018 05:18 IST
Since the Congress has already sought permission to hold a rally at the venue on the same day, it cannot give go-ahead to the saffron party, a source said.
Tue, Jul 31, 2018
BJP is led by ‘Talibani Hindus’, will not cross 150 in Lok Sabha: Mamata BanerjeeSubscriber Only
July 21, 2018 16:22 IST
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee also announced a mega “federal front” rally in Kolkata on January 19, to which all opposition leaders would be invited.
Sun, Jul 22, 2018
Girls in IITs very low… this can’t go on : Ramnath Kovind at IIT Kharagpur’s 64th convocationSubscriber Only
July 21, 2018 07:40 IST
IIT-Kharagpur increased its intake of female students from 8 per cent to 15 per cent in this academic year. Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee were present at the convocation as guests of honour.
Sat, Jul 21, 2018
Low intake of female students at IITs should be addressed as priority: President Ram Nath KovindSubscriber Only
July 21, 2018 02:21 IST
IIT-Kharagpur has increased its intake of female students from eight per cent to 15 per cent this academic year.
Sat, Jul 21, 2018
Mamata Banerjee to lay foundation stone for IT project on August 10Subscriber Only
July 15, 2018 01:59 IST
Mamata Banerjee had on January 31 announced the state government’s decision to set up the IT park. The chief minister had said that the idea was discussed in the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) which was held on January 16 and 17.
Sun, Jul 15, 2018
Wooing youth with plays, tutorials & music: For CPM, its student wing is a silver liningSubscriber Only
July 06, 2018 05:52 IST
CPM politburo and Lok Sabha member Md Salim says, “Students have always been anti-establishment, anti-tyranny and anti-terror. Seniors have baggage and compulsions. Students have only ideology, enthusiasm and conviction."
Fri, Jul 06, 2018Martyr’s day rally: TMC takes social media route to garner supportSubscriber Only
June 26, 2018 05:29 IST
"Every year we witness a record turnout and this time, too, it will not be an exception,” said a TMC leader.
Tue, Jun 26, 2018
No democracy in West Bengal BJP, says state unit vice-presidentSubscriber Only
June 21, 2018 05:14 IST
The development comes a week before BJP national president Amit Shah’s visit to West Bengal.
Thu, Jun 21, 2018
West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh threatens Trinamool leaders: ‘There will be encounters’Subscriber Only
June 20, 2018 13:44 IST
Dilip Ghosh said, "A lot of TMC leaders are flexing muscles and threatening our workers. Either they will go to jail or there will be direct encounters. We are counting the bullets which killed our workers."
Wed, Jun 20, 2018
Activists kick off campaign to highlight discrimination against Muslims as tenantsSubscriber Only
June 20, 2018 10:08 IST
As part of the campaign, launched on social media, the Sanhati Abhijan - Campaign for People’s Unity has called for entries create a database of house/flat owners across the state who are seeking tenants and will not discriminate on the basis of religion or marital status. The campaign was launched on June 16 on the group’s Facebook page.
Wed, Jun 20, 2018
Birbhum village head urges government to bring back ‘missing’ localsSubscriber Only
June 18, 2018 01:49 IST
Rampurhat SDPO Mithun Kumar Dey confirmed the incident and said he has asked Margram police to lodge an FIR. “We are probing the matter,” said a police official.
Mon, Jun 18, 2018
2019 Lok Sabha polls: CPM allies ‘reluctant’ to partner with CongressSubscriber Only
June 16, 2018 08:10 IST
There has been a general proposition within CPM that there should be an alliance with Congress in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls to defeat both TMC and BJP. However, a final decision in the regard has not yet been taken.
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